Liberal Arts and Sciences
Putz Lab
Led by Francis E. Putz · Biology
What we study
The Putz Lab investigates how tropical forest plants and ecosystems respond to fire, logging, and other disturbances, and how conservation and economic decisions affect them. Researchers conduct field surveys, measure plant traits, and analyze ecological and economic data to guide restoration and sustainable management.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Plants
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Lianas and trees 30-years after liana cutting and selective logging in the Amazon
2026 · Forest Ecology and Management
- A Preliminary Assessment of Irrigated Green Firebreaks for Reducing Fire Spread and Intensity in Wildland–Urban Interface Landscapes: Noosa Shire, Australia
2026 · Fire
Tests whether watering green strips can slow wildfires in fire-prone areas, using a model in Australia.
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- Logging legacies in the Australian tropics: 56-years of skid trail recovery
2026 · Forest Ecology and Management
Looks at how old logging trails recover in Australian forests after 56 years.
- Satellite data enable estimation of harvest volumes and carbon emissions from Congo Basin logging
2026 · Communications Sustainability
Uses satellite data to estimate how much wood is cut and carbon released in Congo Basin forests.
- Health, safety, security and environment risk mitigation in a community-based reforestation-for‑carbon project
2025 · Forest Policy and Economics
Describes how to handle risks in community tree-planting projects in the Philippines.
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